Protector-ring or brushing for barrels.



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APPLIOATIONPILED MAY 4, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

lNVENTORn ATTORN Y' PATENT Patented August 4,

OFFICE.

PHILIP I-IOOHH'EI M ER, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

PROTECTOR-"RING ORQBUSHING FOR BARRELJS.

SI ECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,377, dated August4, 1903.

Application filed May 4, 1903. Serialllo. 155,546. (lilo model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,"PHILIP HOCHHEIMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Protector-Rings orBushings for Barrels; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention has reference to improvements in that class offiangesand protector-rings adapted for use with the bungholes ofbarrels, casks, and the like; and the invention has for its principalobject to provide a novel and simply-constructedprotector-ring andflange of the character hereinafter set forth, the ring propercomprising a pair of separable sections,oneof which is in-.

novel construction of protector ring or bushing for the bung holes ofbarrels or casks hereinafter more fully set forth; and,furthermore,thisinvention consists in the various arrangements and combinations ofparts, as well as in the details of the construction thereof,all ofwhichwill befully described in the following description of the same andthenfinally pointed out in the clausesof the claim appended to thepresentspecification. 1

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a face view of a combined flange and protector-ringorbushing,illustrating the same in its position in the bung-hole of thebarrel or cask. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the combinedflange and protector-ring, the said section being taken on line 2 2 insaid Fig. 1; and Fig.3 is a vertical cross-section taken on line 3 3 insaid Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a face view of a pair of detachably-connectedmembers comprising the inner ring or bushing section, and Fig. 5 is asimilar view of the said members represented in their detached orseparated relation.

Similar characters of reference are em- .ployed in all of the saidhereinabove-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

In the said drawings the reference character 1 indicates thecompleteprotector-ring or bushing, and 2 is a portion of a barrel orcask in the bung-hole 3 of which the said device is to be arranged.

Referring now to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that theprotector'ring or bushing is made in two sections, whi ch for sake ofclearness in the following description I will designate as the inner?section and the outer section on account of their affixed positions tothe in nor and outer surfaces assembled I positions in the bun g-hole."The said inner section consists, essentially, of a pair of halfsections or members 4 and 5, as will be clearly seen from an inspectionof Figs. 4 and 5, thesaid member 4 being provided with the extensions ordowel-pins 6, adapted to be fitted in correspondingly-placed recesses orreceiving-sockets 7 in the other member 5, as clearly illustrated inFig. 5. When the twosections or members 4 and 5 of the inner sectionhave been assembled or placed upon each other, they form a ring havingthe smooth outer cylindrical surface 8, adapted to be snugly fitted inthe bunghole 3, as illustrated'in said Figs. 2 and 3, and being providedwith a shoulder or flange 9, having, preferably, a sharp marginal edge10, which is tightly forced into the wood of the inner surface of thebarrel or cask, and thereby positively holds the two-members 4 and 5 ofthe inner bushing-section in their operative positions, as will beclearly evident. That part of the assembled members 4 and 5 whichextends into the bung-hole 3 is provided upon its inner cylindricalsurface with a screw-thread 11, substantially as illustrated of thebarrel or caskwhen secured in their scribed. Each section or member 4and 5 is also provided with the oppositely-placed depressions 12 orother suitable means for the reception of the holding members of a pairof tongues or other device for holding the two members 4 and 5 in theirassembled positions in the bung-hole and by proper manipulation turningthe inner section of the protector-ring or bushing tightly upon theouter section. This outer section is indicated by the referencecharacter 13, and it comprises a tubular body portion 14, having itsupper annular portion 15 fitted in the upper part of the bung-holes, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3, and being provided with the reduced annularportion 16, which is provided with the screwthread 17.

The arrangement of the internal screwthread 11 of the two members 4 and5 and the external screw-thread 17 of the section 13 is such that thesaid reduced portion 16 can be securely arranged in the screw-threadedtubular portion of the two assembled sections or mem bers 4 and 5, withthe portions of thesaid sectionsor members4and5beingtightlyarrangedbetween the surrounding surface of the bunghole and the outerscrew-threaded surface of the outer section 13, as clearly illustrated.

The said outer section 13 is also provided with a protecting-flange 18,surrounding the upper portion of the said section and made with thelongitudinally-extending wings or portions 19, substantially asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The purpose of theseenlarged portions of the said flange 18 is to fully protect thesurrounding portions of the bunghole 3 and prevent the wood fromsplitting. If desired, the under surface of the said flange 18 may beprovided with suitably-disposed serrations, as 20, or any other grippingmeans, which become tightly embedded in the wood when the inner andouter protectorring or bushing sections are tightly drawn together intheir assembled positions in the bung-hole of the cask or barrel.

The manner of securing the protector-ring or bushing in the bung-hole ofa barrel or cask is briefly as follows: By'means of the proper tool orimplement (not here described) the two separated members 4 and 5 of theinner bung-section are inserted through thebung-hole of the barrel orcask and then arranged together within the barrel near its bung-hole, sothat the pins 6 will enter the recesses 7, and the assembled halfsections or members 4 and 5 are arranged with their screw-threadedportion within the bung-hole, the assembled sections or members 4 and 5being held in this position by the holding members of a proper toolarranged in the regtor-ring is then inserted in the bung-hole from theoutside of the barrel or cask and its screw-thread 17 screwed part wayinto the screw-threaded portion 11 of the assembled half sections ormembers 4 and 5, the said outer member being turned far enough that thelongitudinally-extending wings 19 of the flange 18 will extend in thedirections represented in Fig. 1 of the drawings and will correspondwith the direction of the grain of the barrel-staves, thereby fullyprotecting the weakest portions of the barrel or cask near the bung-holewhen the parts of the protector-ring or bushing are in theirfirmly-connected and operative positions in the bunghole. Now by turningthe two half sections or members 4 and 5 by means of the tool orimplementwhich has its holding portions arranged in the depressions orrecesses 12 the outer section 13 and the inner section of theprotector-ring or. bushing are tightly drawn toward each other, wherebythe flange 9 and the flange 18 are made to tightly hug the inner andouter surfaces of the barrel or cask, as clearlyillustrated, and a cheapand simplyconstructed, as well as quickly-assembled, protector-ring orbushing for beer and ale barrels and other casks is the result.

I am aware thatsome changes may be made in the general arrangements andcombinations of the parts, as well as in the details of the constructionthereof, without departing from the scope of my present invention. HenceI do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinationsof the parts as described in the foregoingspecification and asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, nor do I confine myself to theexact details of the construction of the said parts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- I l. Aprotector-ring or bushing for barrels and casks, comprising an outermember, and an inner member consisting of a pair of separablehalf-sections arranged in the bung-hole from the inner side of thebarrel or cask, and said outer member being arranged in the bung-holefrom the outer side of the barrel or cask, and means for retaining thesaid members in position in the bung-hole, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. A protector-ring or bushing for barrels and casks, comprising anouter member, and

'an inner member consisting of a pair of separable half-sectionsarranged in the bung-hole from the inner side of the barrel or cask, and

said outer member being arranged in the bung-hole from the outer side ofthe barrel or cask, and both members having screw portions registeringwith each other, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A protector-ring or bushing for barrels and casks, comprising anouter member, and an inner member consisting of a pair of separablehalf-sections arranged in the bung-hole from the inner side of thebarrel or cask, and said outer member being arranged in the bung-holefrom the outer side of the barrel or cask, the said half-sectionscomprising the inner member having an internal screw thread, and theouter member having an ex- ICO ternal screw-thread registering with saidin-v ternal screw-thread, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

4. A protector-ring or bushing for barrels or casks, comprising. anouter member, and an inner member consisting of a pair of halfsectionsarranged in the bung-hole from the bung-hole, substantially as and forthe pur-' poses set forth. i

5. A protector-ring or bushing for barrels or casks, comprising anoutermember, and an inner member consisting of a pair of halfsectionsarranged in the bung-hole from the inner side of the barrel or cask, oneof said half-sections having receiving portions, and the otherhalf-section having projections registering with said receivingportions, and

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3 i inner side of the barrel or cask, one of said both-members havingscrew portions registering with each other, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

6. A protector-ring or bushing for barrels or casks, comprising an outermember, and an inner member consisting of a pair of halfsectionsarranged in the bung-hole from the half-sections having receivingportions, and the other half-section having projections registering withsaid receiving portions, the said half-sections which comprise the saidinner member having an internal screw-thread, and the outer memberhaving an external screwthread registering with said internalscrewthread, substantially as and for the purposes setforth. a

7. A protector-ring or bushing for barrels and casks, comprising anouter member and an inner member, said outer member having a surroundingflange and longitudinal extensions 19, and said inner member consistingof a pairof separable half-sections arranged in the bung-hole from theinner side of the barrel or cask, and said outer member being arrangedin the bung-hole from the outer side of the barrel or cask, and meansfor retaining said membersin position in the bung-hole,

substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A protector-ring or bushing for barrels and casks, comprising anouter member and an inner member, said outer member having a surroundingflange and longitudinal extensions 19, and serrations upon the undersurfaces of said flange and extensions, and said inner member consistingof a pair of separable half-sections arranged in the bung-hole from theinner side of the barrel or cask, and said outer member being arrangedin i the bung-hole from the outer side of the barrel or cask, and meansfor retaining said members in position in the bung-hole, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

9. A protector-ring or bushing for barrels and casks, comprising anouter member and an inner member, said outer member having a surroundingflange and longitudinal extensions 19, and said inner member consistingof a pair of half-sections arranged in the bung-hole from the inner sideof the barrel or cask, one of said half-sections having re ceivingportions, and the other half-section having projections registering withsaid re ceiving portions, the said half-sections which comprise the saidinner member having an internal screw-thread, and the outer memberhaving an external screw-thread registering with said internalscrew-thread, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

10. A protector-ring or bushing for barrels and casks, comprising anouter member and an inner member, said outer member having a surroundingflange and longitudinal extensions 19, and serrations upon the undersurfaces of said flange and extensions, and said inner member consistingof a pair of half-sec tions arranged in the bung-hole from the innerside of the barrel or cask, one of said half-sections having receivingportions, and the other half-section having projections registering withsaid receiving portions, the said half-sections which comprise the saidinner member having an internal screwthread, and the outer member havingan external screwthread registering with said internal screwthread,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 2d day of May, 1903.

PHILIP HQOHHEIMEIR.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, GEO. D. RICHARDS.

